1. There are three main datasets:
	1.1 data_final_for_analysis.dta is for regressions in the main text except for the mechanism section
	1.2 data_mechanism.dta is for the mechanism section
	1.3 data_final_for_appendix.dta is for generating Table A.2 in Appendix B and all tables and figures in Appendix c 

2. For other datasets:
	2.1 data_covid_data_01012021 is the total covid deaths per million cross countries as of January 1st, 2021. It is used to generate Figure 1
	2.2 data_constructed_trust is our time-series dataset of political trust. It is used to generate Figure A.4, A.5, and A.9
	2.3 data_constructvalidity contains political trust of Gallup Poll and our constructed political trust. It is used to generate Figure A.7

3. The three main operational files are:
	3.1 do_main.do is for generating the tables and figures in the main text
	3.2 r_appendix_a.R is for generaing Figure A.4, A.5, and A.7 in Appendix A
	3.3 do_appendix_bc.do is for generating Table A.2 in Appendix B and all tables and figures in Appendix c 

4. For other operational files:
	4.1 r_mapcode.R is used to generate Figure 1
	4.2 r_diffdate.R is for Figure A.8 and A.9. Please first run do_appendix_bc to generate related data and then run r_diffdate.R

5. For the rest of figures used in Appendix A, please contact the authors for the code
